Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020
9:30 am
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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What is worrying, however, for many of the people who come to me seeking mental health services is that money could be allocated and they would not see the service outcome. Is there a perceived acceptable level of time or lag before that sort of money can be delivered into service delivery? There is a real frustration, especially in mental health services. Perhaps I might be better directing this at Mr. Reid. The money does not seem to be the problem here. Of course, recruitment is an issue, but we have people who are desperately seeking mental health services, particularlly children.